Let’s start with the pandemic when the world shut down, all of it, and only the maritime industry, especially the merchant marine fleet and seafarers—mostly Filipinos—kept the global economy afloat. In response, we established a Green Lane for stranded seafarers to come ashore to accommodations free of charge.
So far as we know none else followed.
We told the Integrated Technical Cooperation Program of the IMO that we will donate $30,000 to fund trainings relating to reduced Greenhouse Gas emissions. Our contribution will enhance our visibility in the IMO and the credibility to our vaunted commitment to the UN SDG goals on climate change and sustainable use of oceans.ITCP aims to assist governments lacking technical knowledge and resources to operate a shipping industry safely, efficiently, and responsively.
Earlier in January, the new IMO Secretary-General briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in the Red Sea. The UNSC later adopted Security Council. The Secretary-General also met with the signatory states of the Djibouti Code of Conduct, which is instrumental in addressing piracy in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.case. He mentioned the release of a Filipino seafarer onboard the seized oil tanker. He asked about further efforts to release other crewmembers.
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